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2009 Joplin Globe All-Area Boys Basketball Team Coach Stokes says: “Justin’s aggressiveness and refusal to lose were just two of the attributes that made him special this season. Some players just have it ... they aren’t going to let you lose if at all possible. I won’t say he worked harder — because hard work is typical of our players — but he worked as hard as any of them. His double-double as a freshman helped us win 17 games.”
Stuart Jeck, St. Mary’s-Colgan 6-1 sr. F Statistics: All-stater Jeck, an all-area repeater, paced the Panthers in scoring (14.8), assists (3.4) and steals (2.8). The three-year stalwart, who’s signed with Fort Scott Community College for baseball, shot 34 percent from 3, 46.3 from 2 and 68 percent from the foul line. The Panthers (18-8, 5-3 CNC League) lost 56-55 to St. Marys at Manhattan in the Class 2A championship game. The setback denied Panther coach Wayne Cichon his sixth championship. Coach Wayne Cichon says: “Stuart was a tremendous player. But his leadership really came to the forefront this season. We’d lost eight seniors — returning just Jeck and Jesse Watt as starters — and Stuart took the burden of leadership and, with Jesse, carried us until the younger kids grew up.” Darian Kelly, Girard 6-3 sr. G Statistics: The Trojans, who received averages of 13.2 points, 3.8 assists and four rebounds from Kelly, finished 24-2 overall and 8-0 in the CNC League. They lost 53-48 to Basehor-Linwood in the Class 4A championship game. Kelly, who sank 43 percent of his 3s, also paced the team with 49 steals. He finished with 1,241 career points. The all-stater, a unanimous all-league choice, has signed to play football at the University of Kansas. Coach Rod Wescott says: “Every coach would want a Kelly for his or her team. Darian wasn’t big on statistics. He wanted to see the team do well. He was hard-nosed and his desire to win was very, very big. His leadership picked up after we lost our first game (48-47 on Jan. 6 at Paola).” Zack Kleine, Mount Vernon 6-5 jr. F Statistics: Repeater Kleine, an all-state, unanimous all-Big 8 Conference selection and its co-player of the year, averaged 21 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists for an 18-9, 5-2 edition. His overall 44.3 percent shooting from the field included 38-of-112 treys. He added 33 steals. Coach Skip Brock says: “Zack, extremely coachable, was a multi-dimensional player. He was effective both on the inside and outside. That made him a difficult matchup for a defender. Even though he was our leading scorer, he was very unselfish. He was an underrated passer, a solid defender and a strong rebounder.” Trey Laveroni, Webb City 6-5 sr. G-F 
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